Sentences with phrase «inside lymphoid»

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Also called the lymphatic system, it is comprised of lymphatic vessels that run throughout the body (with the largest vessel being the thoracic duct, which collects a large portion of the body's lymph); lymph nodes, located in the neck, armpit, groin, and inside the center of the chest and abdomen; the tonsils and adenoids, which are collections of lymphoid tissue similar to lymph nodes; and the spleen and thymus, which are lymphoid organs.

These foreign particles really piss off your immune system, who's standing guard to protect you with 80 % of its soldiers right inside the gut wall in what's called the Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT).